Sea levels are rising faster and faster, threatening 700 million people who live on the world’s coasts. Will water become the habitat of the future?
[DW Documentary]. 2020, July 8. Climate change – living on the water. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy3gMVGwjuc&t=3s.
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Carbon Hunters: Pollution, Profits, and Profiteering
Participants in the global cap-and-trade system range from well-intentioned business leaders to rogue peddlers hoping for a quick and unprincipled killing. As for detractors, the carbon credit industry has no shortage, especially in the environmentalist movement. This film sifts through the many-sided controversy as it plays out in the West and in the developing world. Dedicated eco-watchdogs provide commentary, shedding light on important concepts like additionality and geoengineering. Viewers also meet brokers and investors who aim to earn from carbon sequestering around the world, while Indian, Filipino, and indigenous Canadian stakeholders struggle to make the system work for them-or avoid it altogether. Original broadcast title: Carbon Hunters. A Force Four Entertainment Production. (49 minutes). A BBC Production.
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Weather Makers: Can We Control the Climate?, The
It’s currently common practice to influence local weather systems in more than 30 countries. Techniques are used to generate rainfall or sunshine, or to prevent dangerous hailstorms. But not enough research has been conducted into the consequences of such intervention in the climate. Despite the potential risks, weather manipulation is occurring with greater frequency throughout the world. (26 minutes)
They sound like science fiction, but radical remedies to slow global warming are on the way. Eric Campbell goes in search of crazy brave ideas to save the world.
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